Presentation at 'Analytics in learning and teaching: the role of big data, personalized learning and the future of the teacher, event organised at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) by the Vital project (Visualisation tools and analytics to monitor language learning and teaching) on 17 July 2017. Presentation includes work from the LACE and LAEP projects.
Presentation by Rebecca Ferguson (IET, The Open University, UK) at e-Learning Korea 2016, held in Seoul, South Korea, in September 2016. This presentation, on Visions of the Future of learning analytics, is based on work carried out by the European consortium working on the Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE) project, and by the group working on the Learning Analytics for European Educational Policy (LAEP) project)
Presentation by Rebecca Ferguson to the FutureLearn Academic Network (FLAN) meeting held at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona on 27 January 2017. ‘What does the UK FLAN research tell us’ looks at 167 papers published by UK universities that are partnered with the FutureLearn MOOC platform. It focuses on priority areas for research, and the pressing research questions that emerge from the current research.
Presentation on learning analytics given by Rebecca Ferguson at the Nordic Learning Analytics Summer Institute (Nordic LASI), organised by the SLATE Centre, in Bergen Norway, 29 September 2017.
Learning analytics: the state of the art and the futureRebecca Ferguson
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at 'Nuevas métricsas y enfoques para la evaluación e innovación en el aprendizaje' in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Wednesday 13 April 2016.
The talk deals with the state of the art in learning analytics, and with actions for taking this work forward at a national level.
Learning Analytics for online and on-campus education: experience and researchTinne De Laet
This presentation was used Tinne De Laet, KU Leuven, for a keynote presentation during the event: http://www.educationandlearning.nl/agenda/2017-10-13-cel-innovation-room-10-learning-and-academic-analytics organised by Leiden University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Delft University of Technology.
The presentations presents the results of two case studies from the Erasmus+ project ABLE and STELA, and provides 9 recommendations regarding learning analytics.
Keynote talk given at the Learning Analytics Summer Institute 2016 (LASI16) at the University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain in June 2016 by Rebecca Ferguson.
What does the future hold for learning analytics? In terms of Europe’s priorities for learning and training, they will need to support relevant and high-quality knowledge, skills and competences developed throughout lifelong learning. More specifically, they should improve the quality and efficiency of education and training, enhance creativity and innovation, and focus on learning outcomes in areas such as employability, active-citizenship and well-being. This is a tall order and, in order to achieve it, we need to consider how our work fits into the larger picture. Drawing on the outcomes of two recent European studies, Rebecca will discuss how we can avoid potential pitfalls and develop an action plan that will drive the development of analytics that enhance both learning and teaching.
Presentation by Rebecca Ferguson (IET, The Open University, UK) at the Learning Analytics Summer Institute event (LASI Asia) run in Seoul, South Korea, in September 2016. This presentation, on Visions of the Future of learning analytics, is based on work carried out by the European consortium working on the Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE) project.
Presentation at 'Analytics in learning and teaching: the role of big data, personalized learning and the future of the teacher, event organised at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) by the Vital project (Visualisation tools and analytics to monitor language learning and teaching) on 17 July 2017. Presentation includes work from the LACE and LAEP projects.
Presentation by Rebecca Ferguson (IET, The Open University, UK) at e-Learning Korea 2016, held in Seoul, South Korea, in September 2016. This presentation, on Visions of the Future of learning analytics, is based on work carried out by the European consortium working on the Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE) project, and by the group working on the Learning Analytics for European Educational Policy (LAEP) project)
Presentation by Rebecca Ferguson to the FutureLearn Academic Network (FLAN) meeting held at Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona on 27 January 2017. ‘What does the UK FLAN research tell us’ looks at 167 papers published by UK universities that are partnered with the FutureLearn MOOC platform. It focuses on priority areas for research, and the pressing research questions that emerge from the current research.
Presentation on learning analytics given by Rebecca Ferguson at the Nordic Learning Analytics Summer Institute (Nordic LASI), organised by the SLATE Centre, in Bergen Norway, 29 September 2017.
Learning analytics: the state of the art and the futureRebecca Ferguson
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at 'Nuevas métricsas y enfoques para la evaluación e innovación en el aprendizaje' in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Wednesday 13 April 2016.
The talk deals with the state of the art in learning analytics, and with actions for taking this work forward at a national level.
Learning Analytics for online and on-campus education: experience and researchTinne De Laet
This presentation was used Tinne De Laet, KU Leuven, for a keynote presentation during the event: http://www.educationandlearning.nl/agenda/2017-10-13-cel-innovation-room-10-learning-and-academic-analytics organised by Leiden University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Delft University of Technology.
The presentations presents the results of two case studies from the Erasmus+ project ABLE and STELA, and provides 9 recommendations regarding learning analytics.
Keynote talk given at the Learning Analytics Summer Institute 2016 (LASI16) at the University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain in June 2016 by Rebecca Ferguson.
What does the future hold for learning analytics? In terms of Europe’s priorities for learning and training, they will need to support relevant and high-quality knowledge, skills and competences developed throughout lifelong learning. More specifically, they should improve the quality and efficiency of education and training, enhance creativity and innovation, and focus on learning outcomes in areas such as employability, active-citizenship and well-being. This is a tall order and, in order to achieve it, we need to consider how our work fits into the larger picture. Drawing on the outcomes of two recent European studies, Rebecca will discuss how we can avoid potential pitfalls and develop an action plan that will drive the development of analytics that enhance both learning and teaching.
Presentation by Rebecca Ferguson (IET, The Open University, UK) at the Learning Analytics Summer Institute event (LASI Asia) run in Seoul, South Korea, in September 2016. This presentation, on Visions of the Future of learning analytics, is based on work carried out by the European consortium working on the Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE) project.
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the ORT University Institute of Education, Montevideo, Uruguay on 12 April 2016. It deals with the Innovating Pedagogy reports produced annually since 2012 by the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University (OU).
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the BETT HE Leaders Summit in Excel, London, on 25 January 2017. The talk covers work carried out by the European-funded LAEP and LACE projects.
"If you would like to introduce learning analytics at your institution, where should you start? Drawing on a recent study that consulted experts worldwide, Rebecca Ferguson will outline an action plan for analytics and identify the key points to keep in mind."
SOLAR - learning analytics, the state of the artRebecca Ferguson
On 3 May 2012, the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) organised a learning analytics summit. The summit took place in Vancouver, Canada, following the second Learning Ananlytics and Knowledge conference (LAK12). This presentation summarised the state of the art in learning analytics at the time, identifying drivers, challenges, interest groups and future challenges.
Talk by Rebeca Ferguson (Open University, UK, and LACE project).
The promise of learning analytics is that they will enable us to understand and optimize learning and the environments in which it takes place. The intention is to develop models, algorithms, and processes that can be widely used. In order to do this, we need to move from small-scale research within our disciplines towards large-scale implementation across our institutions. This is a tough challenge, because educational institutions are stable systems, resistant to change. To avoid failure and maximize success, implementation of learning analytics at scale requires careful consideration of the entire ‘TEL technology complex’. This complex includes the different groups of people involved, the educational beliefs and practices of those groups, the technologies they use, and the specific environments within which they operate. Providing reliable and trustworthy analytics is just one part of implementing analytics at scale. It is also important to develop a clear strategic vision, assess institutional culture critically, identify potential barriers to adoption, develop approaches that can overcome these, and put in place appropriate forms of support, training, and community building. In her keynote, Rebecca introduced tools, resources, organisations and case studies that can be used to support the deployment of learning analytics at scale
Workshop run at the European Conference for e-Learning 2015 (ECEL 2015) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. The workshop included an introduction of both learning analytics and learning design, as well as an exploration of how these could be employed in MOOCs. Some of the group work was focused on the Agincourt MOOC run by the University of Southampton on the FutureLearn platform.
Talk given by Rebecca Ferguson at the iLife event 'Health, Education and Lifestyle in the Digital Era' organised by Maastricht University at the Bonbonniere, Maastricht on 24 November 2015.
The talk focuses on the 'Visions of the Future' Policy Delphi study carried out by the Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE) project.
The study focuses on eight possible visions of the future of learning analytics:
1. In 2025, classrooms monitor the physical environment to support learning and teaching
2. In 2025, personal data tracking supports learning
3. In 2025, analytics are rarely used in education
4. In 2025, individuals control their own data
5. In 2025, open systems for learning analytics are widely adopted
6. In 2025, learning analytics systems are essential tools of educational management
7. In 2025, analytics support self-directed autonomous learning
8. In 2025, most teaching is delegated to computers
More details of the study are available at laceproject.eu
The ethics of MOOC research: why we should involve learnersRebecca Ferguson
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the FutureLearn Academic Network (FLAN) meeting at the University of Southampton, UK, on 2 December 2015. #flnetwork
Supporting Higher Education to Integrate Learning Analytics_EUNIS20171107Yi-Shan Tsai
This talk summarised the SHEILA project and its preliminary findings. It was presented at the EUNIS (European University Information Systems) workshop on 7 November 2017.
Five short presentations from a panel session at the Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference 2015, on the topic of "Learning Analytics - European Perspectives", held at Marist College, Poughkeepsie on March 18th 2015. The speakers are: Rebecca Ferguson, Alejandra Martinz Mones, Kairit Tammets, Alan Berg, Anne Boyer, and Adam Cooper.
Using learning analytics to support formative assessment oln 20171111Yi-Shan Tsai
This talk covers ideas about using learning analytics to enhance formative assessment, with an introduction of two learning analytics tools developed in Australia - Loop and OnTask.
Learning analytics: An opportunity for higher education?Dragan Gasevic
Slides used in my keynote at the Annual Conference of the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities - The open, online, flexible higher education conference - #OOFHEC2015
Let’s get there! Towards policy for adoption of learning analyticsDragan Gasevic
The field learning analytics is established with the promise for the education sector to embrace the use of data for decision making. There are many examples of successful use of learning analytics to enhance student experience, increase learning outcomes, and optimize learning environments. Despite much interest in learning analytics, many higher education institutions are still looking for effective ways that can enable systemic uptake. The talk will first describe some selected examples of the successful use of learning analytics in higher education. Key challenges identified to affect implementation of learning analytics will then be discussed. This will be followed with an overview of an approach to the development of institutional policy and strategy for the learning analytics implementation in higher education. The talk will be based on the findings of several international studies and will critically interrogate the role of institutional and cultural differences.
The Learning Tracker - A Learner Dashboard that Encourages Self-regulation in...Ioana Jivet
Although Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have the potential to make quality education affordable and available to the masses, completion rates are extremely low due to the to the high level of autonomy and self-regulated skills that MOOCs require.
The aim of the present work is to investigate how self-regulated learning skills can be enhanced by encouraging metacognition and reflection in MOOC learners by means of social comparison. To this end, following an iterative process, we have developed the Learning Tracker, an interactive widget which allows learners to visualise their learning behaviour and com-
pare it to that of previous graduates of the same MOOC. Each iteration was extensively evaluated in live TU Delft MOOCs running on the edX platform while engaging over 20.000 MOOC learners.
Our results show that learners that have access to the Learning Tracker are more likely to graduate the MOOC. Moreover, we have observed that the widget has a positive impact on learners’ engagement and reduces procrastination. Based on our results, we argue that the mere fact of receiving feedback on a limited number of learning habits could trigger self-
reflection in learners and lead to improved learner performance.
Learning analytics futures: a teaching perspectiveRebecca Ferguson
Talk given by Rebecca Ferguson on 22 November 2018 int Universita Ca'Foscario Venezia at the event Nuovi orizzonti della ricerca pedagogica: evidence-based learning e learning analytics
EMMA Summer School - Rebecca Ferguson - Learning design and learning analytic...EUmoocs
This hands-on workshop will work with learning design tools and with massive open online courses (MOOCs) on the FutureLearn platform to explore how learning design can be used to influence the choice and design of learning analytics. This workshop will be of interest to people who are involved in the design or presentation of online courses, and to those who want to find out more about learning design, learning analytics or MOOCs. Participants will find it helpful to have registered for FutureLearn and explored the platform for a short time in advance of the workshop.
This presentation was given during the EMMA Summer School, that took place in Ischia (Italy) on 4-11 July 2015.
More info on the website: http://project.europeanmoocs.eu/project/get-involved/summer-school/
Follow our MOOCs: http://platform.europeanmoocs.eu/MOOCs
Design and deliver your MOOC with EMMA: http://project.europeanmoocs.eu/project/get-involved/become-an-emma-mooc-provider/
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the ORT University Institute of Education, Montevideo, Uruguay on 12 April 2016. It deals with the Innovating Pedagogy reports produced annually since 2012 by the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University (OU).
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the BETT HE Leaders Summit in Excel, London, on 25 January 2017. The talk covers work carried out by the European-funded LAEP and LACE projects.
"If you would like to introduce learning analytics at your institution, where should you start? Drawing on a recent study that consulted experts worldwide, Rebecca Ferguson will outline an action plan for analytics and identify the key points to keep in mind."
SOLAR - learning analytics, the state of the artRebecca Ferguson
On 3 May 2012, the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) organised a learning analytics summit. The summit took place in Vancouver, Canada, following the second Learning Ananlytics and Knowledge conference (LAK12). This presentation summarised the state of the art in learning analytics at the time, identifying drivers, challenges, interest groups and future challenges.
Talk by Rebeca Ferguson (Open University, UK, and LACE project).
The promise of learning analytics is that they will enable us to understand and optimize learning and the environments in which it takes place. The intention is to develop models, algorithms, and processes that can be widely used. In order to do this, we need to move from small-scale research within our disciplines towards large-scale implementation across our institutions. This is a tough challenge, because educational institutions are stable systems, resistant to change. To avoid failure and maximize success, implementation of learning analytics at scale requires careful consideration of the entire ‘TEL technology complex’. This complex includes the different groups of people involved, the educational beliefs and practices of those groups, the technologies they use, and the specific environments within which they operate. Providing reliable and trustworthy analytics is just one part of implementing analytics at scale. It is also important to develop a clear strategic vision, assess institutional culture critically, identify potential barriers to adoption, develop approaches that can overcome these, and put in place appropriate forms of support, training, and community building. In her keynote, Rebecca introduced tools, resources, organisations and case studies that can be used to support the deployment of learning analytics at scale
Workshop run at the European Conference for e-Learning 2015 (ECEL 2015) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. The workshop included an introduction of both learning analytics and learning design, as well as an exploration of how these could be employed in MOOCs. Some of the group work was focused on the Agincourt MOOC run by the University of Southampton on the FutureLearn platform.
Talk given by Rebecca Ferguson at the iLife event 'Health, Education and Lifestyle in the Digital Era' organised by Maastricht University at the Bonbonniere, Maastricht on 24 November 2015.
The talk focuses on the 'Visions of the Future' Policy Delphi study carried out by the Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE) project.
The study focuses on eight possible visions of the future of learning analytics:
1. In 2025, classrooms monitor the physical environment to support learning and teaching
2. In 2025, personal data tracking supports learning
3. In 2025, analytics are rarely used in education
4. In 2025, individuals control their own data
5. In 2025, open systems for learning analytics are widely adopted
6. In 2025, learning analytics systems are essential tools of educational management
7. In 2025, analytics support self-directed autonomous learning
8. In 2025, most teaching is delegated to computers
More details of the study are available at laceproject.eu
The ethics of MOOC research: why we should involve learnersRebecca Ferguson
Presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the FutureLearn Academic Network (FLAN) meeting at the University of Southampton, UK, on 2 December 2015. #flnetwork
Supporting Higher Education to Integrate Learning Analytics_EUNIS20171107Yi-Shan Tsai
This talk summarised the SHEILA project and its preliminary findings. It was presented at the EUNIS (European University Information Systems) workshop on 7 November 2017.
Five short presentations from a panel session at the Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference 2015, on the topic of "Learning Analytics - European Perspectives", held at Marist College, Poughkeepsie on March 18th 2015. The speakers are: Rebecca Ferguson, Alejandra Martinz Mones, Kairit Tammets, Alan Berg, Anne Boyer, and Adam Cooper.
Using learning analytics to support formative assessment oln 20171111Yi-Shan Tsai
This talk covers ideas about using learning analytics to enhance formative assessment, with an introduction of two learning analytics tools developed in Australia - Loop and OnTask.
Learning analytics: An opportunity for higher education?Dragan Gasevic
Slides used in my keynote at the Annual Conference of the European Association of Distance Teaching Universities - The open, online, flexible higher education conference - #OOFHEC2015
Let’s get there! Towards policy for adoption of learning analyticsDragan Gasevic
The field learning analytics is established with the promise for the education sector to embrace the use of data for decision making. There are many examples of successful use of learning analytics to enhance student experience, increase learning outcomes, and optimize learning environments. Despite much interest in learning analytics, many higher education institutions are still looking for effective ways that can enable systemic uptake. The talk will first describe some selected examples of the successful use of learning analytics in higher education. Key challenges identified to affect implementation of learning analytics will then be discussed. This will be followed with an overview of an approach to the development of institutional policy and strategy for the learning analytics implementation in higher education. The talk will be based on the findings of several international studies and will critically interrogate the role of institutional and cultural differences.
The Learning Tracker - A Learner Dashboard that Encourages Self-regulation in...Ioana Jivet
Although Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have the potential to make quality education affordable and available to the masses, completion rates are extremely low due to the to the high level of autonomy and self-regulated skills that MOOCs require.
The aim of the present work is to investigate how self-regulated learning skills can be enhanced by encouraging metacognition and reflection in MOOC learners by means of social comparison. To this end, following an iterative process, we have developed the Learning Tracker, an interactive widget which allows learners to visualise their learning behaviour and com-
pare it to that of previous graduates of the same MOOC. Each iteration was extensively evaluated in live TU Delft MOOCs running on the edX platform while engaging over 20.000 MOOC learners.
Our results show that learners that have access to the Learning Tracker are more likely to graduate the MOOC. Moreover, we have observed that the widget has a positive impact on learners’ engagement and reduces procrastination. Based on our results, we argue that the mere fact of receiving feedback on a limited number of learning habits could trigger self-
reflection in learners and lead to improved learner performance.
Learning analytics futures: a teaching perspectiveRebecca Ferguson
Talk given by Rebecca Ferguson on 22 November 2018 int Universita Ca'Foscario Venezia at the event Nuovi orizzonti della ricerca pedagogica: evidence-based learning e learning analytics
EMMA Summer School - Rebecca Ferguson - Learning design and learning analytic...EUmoocs
This hands-on workshop will work with learning design tools and with massive open online courses (MOOCs) on the FutureLearn platform to explore how learning design can be used to influence the choice and design of learning analytics. This workshop will be of interest to people who are involved in the design or presentation of online courses, and to those who want to find out more about learning design, learning analytics or MOOCs. Participants will find it helpful to have registered for FutureLearn and explored the platform for a short time in advance of the workshop.
This presentation was given during the EMMA Summer School, that took place in Ischia (Italy) on 4-11 July 2015.
More info on the website: http://project.europeanmoocs.eu/project/get-involved/summer-school/
Follow our MOOCs: http://platform.europeanmoocs.eu/MOOCs
Design and deliver your MOOC with EMMA: http://project.europeanmoocs.eu/project/get-involved/become-an-emma-mooc-provider/
07 18-13 webinar - sharnell jackson - using data to personalize learningDreamBox Learning
Learning and competency data can be useful tools in assessing a student’s individual learning needs. In this month’s Blended Learning webinar, presenters Sharnell Jackson and Tim Hudson shared best practices for organizing and using student data in order to better meet student needs. They also discussed processes for using and analyzing data at the student, classroom, and district levels.
Instructional Technology and Local Institutional Cultures (VLC March 2015)UOInTRO
Sharing with our regional Virtual Learning Community--trends in comparator research as well as the results of a group survey about attitudes and perceptions at local institutions.
Analysing analytics, what is learning analytics?Moodlerooms
Take look at analytics in the learning eco-system, including what sort of data is being analysed, who needs the data and what are they going to do with it? This session also looked at the data that can come from Moodle and what questions it can help you and your institution answer.
Moving Forward on Learning Analytics - A/Professor Deborah West, Charles Darw...Blackboard APAC
Learning analytics is a 'hot topic' in education with many institutions seeking to make better use of the data available via various systems. One of the key challenges in this process is to understand the business questions that people working in various roles in institutions would like to be able to answer. However, it is also important that these questions are appropriately structured and specific in order to gather the relevant data. This session builds on the workshop run at last year's Blackboard Learning and Teaching conference where participants explored business questions and use cases for learning analytics from a range of perspectives.
Delivered at Innovate and Educate: Teaching and Learning Conference by Blackboard. 24 -27 August 2015 in Adelaide, Australia.
Slides from the learning at scale special interest group of the open technology-enhanced learning research group at The Open University in the UK (OpenTEL L@S SIG) on 15 April 2024. This online event brought together lightning talks (around five minutes each) about the OpenLearn Create platform and the many projects that have been developed on the site over the past 18 years. These include: Active teaching and learning for Africa – ZEST, Carbon Literacy project, CGIAR Genebank, Climate Compatible Growth, Digital learning in forcibly displaced communities, FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Football Diploma, Fit for Law, Foundations for Peace, Learning languages with senior learners , Learning Resources for Global Educators, Online Counselling CPD Courses, Open Networking Lab, Open STEM Africa, OpenCreate datalog analysis, Safeguarding in the International Aid sector., School of Physical Sciences Outreach , Scots Language and Culture, Skills for Prosperity Kenya, Supporting Adolescent Girls’ Education (SAGE), Tackling antimicrobial resistance, Teacher Education in Sub-Saharan Africa (TESSA), Teacher Professional Development at Scale (TPD@Scale), and Transformation by Innovation in Distance Education (TIDE)
Short talk on responsive and sustainable education futures given by Rebecca Ferguson of The Open University in the UK at ECTEL 2023 on 8 September 2023 as part of a keynote panel.
Keynote given by Rebecca Ferguson on 21 June 2023 at 'Blurring boundaries and making connections: learning with
and from one another', an
Associate Lecturer Professional Development Online Event organised by The Open University and held online.
Learning analytics - what can we achieve together.pptxRebecca Ferguson
Keynote given on 7 June 2023 by Rebecca Ferguson of The Open University in the UK at the Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI) organised by the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) in Singapore.
Innnovations in online teaching and learning: CHatGPT and other artificial as...Rebecca Ferguson
Talk given by Agnes Kukulska-Hulme and Rebecca Ferguson to SciLab (a centre for pedagogical research and innovation in business and law) at The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK on Wednesday 3 May 2023.
Slides presented (virtually) by Professor Rebecca Ferguson of The Open University at the Teach4Edu4 multiplier event held in Birmingham, UK, in January 2023. This presentation formed part of a larger workshop with multiple speakers from The Open University.
Keynote on 'Pedagogies for Today' given by Professor Rebecca Ferguson of The Open University at the International Conference on Computers in Education (ICCE 2022), a hybrid conference based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Presentation given online by Professor Rebecca Ferguson at the 4th Annual International Conference on Research and Innovation In Education held at the University of Nairobi, Kenya, on 26 October 2022.
Presentation on Innovating Pedagogy given by Professor Rebecca Ferguson of The Open University at the International Conference on Open and Innovative Education, held in Hong Kong on 13 July 2022. The presentation was given remotely.
Introduction to Learning Analytics. Slides for Tutorial 1 led by Rebecca Ferguson at the Learning Analytics Summer Institute (LASI), June 2022, hosted online by the Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) with the University of British Columbia.
Short presentation given at the 'Building Open Science and Scholarship in SoLAR' workshop at LAK22, in March 2022. It touches on aspects of open scholarship including open access, open peer review, open thinking, open research teams, open research methods and an open research environment.
Short panel presentation given by Rebecca Ferguson at the Community of Practice on Trinity Micro-credentials First Annual Event (Continuing Education with Micro-credentials), 24 November 2021, organised online by Trinity College Dublin.
A short presentation given at the Accessible Learning, Accessible Analytics VIrtual Evidence Café at the Learning Analytics and Knowledge conference (LAK21) in April 2021
'I went to a marvellous party': a manifesto for online meetingsRebecca Ferguson
Slides presented at the Computers and Learning research group (CALRG) at The Open University, UK, in March 2021. A series of provocations about how online meetings could develop, drawing on the work of Raph Koster.
This tutorial is designed for everyone with an interest in increasing the impact of their learning analytics research. It was given by Rebecca Ferguson on 22 June 2021 at the Learning Analytics Summer Institute 2021, hosted by the University of British Columbia and held virtually.
Presentation given at VIII Semana de Formação de Professores STHEM Brasil – Módulo 1, a virtual workshop run on 25 May 2021 by faculty from the Institute of Educational Technology at The Open University, UK.
Presentation by Rebecca Ferguson to Open University PGCE Students in Wales about ‘Teaching at a Distance’. Adobe Connect webinar on 11 November 2020. Translation from English by OU Wales.
Macroeconomics- Movie Location
This will be used as part of your Personal Professional Portfolio once graded.
Objective:
Prepare a presentation or a paper using research, basic comparative analysis, data organization and application of economic information. You will make an informed assessment of an economic climate outside of the United States to accomplish an entertainment industry objective.
Acetabularia Information For Class 9 .docxvaibhavrinwa19
Acetabularia acetabulum is a single-celled green alga that in its vegetative state is morphologically differentiated into a basal rhizoid and an axially elongated stalk, which bears whorls of branching hairs. The single diploid nucleus resides in the rhizoid.
Biological screening of herbal drugs: Introduction and Need for
Phyto-Pharmacological Screening, New Strategies for evaluating
Natural Products, In vitro evaluation techniques for Antioxidants, Antimicrobial and Anticancer drugs. In vivo evaluation techniques
for Anti-inflammatory, Antiulcer, Anticancer, Wound healing, Antidiabetic, Hepatoprotective, Cardio protective, Diuretics and
Antifertility, Toxicity studies as per OECD guidelines
Read| The latest issue of The Challenger is here! We are thrilled to announce that our school paper has qualified for the NATIONAL SCHOOLS PRESS CONFERENCE (NSPC) 2024. Thank you for your unwavering support and trust. Dive into the stories that made us stand out!
Operation “Blue Star” is the only event in the history of Independent India where the state went into war with its own people. Even after about 40 years it is not clear if it was culmination of states anger over people of the region, a political game of power or start of dictatorial chapter in the democratic setup.
The people of Punjab felt alienated from main stream due to denial of their just demands during a long democratic struggle since independence. As it happen all over the word, it led to militant struggle with great loss of lives of military, police and civilian personnel. Killing of Indira Gandhi and massacre of innocent Sikhs in Delhi and other India cities was also associated with this movement.
The French Revolution, which began in 1789, was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchies, the rise of secular and democratic republics, and the eventual rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. This revolutionary period is crucial in understanding the transition from feudalism to modernity in Europe.
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How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
Francesca Gottschalk - How can education support child empowerment.pptxEduSkills OECD
Francesca Gottschalk from the OECD’s Centre for Educational Research and Innovation presents at the Ask an Expert Webinar: How can education support child empowerment?
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
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Scanlon, E., Sharples, M., Fenton-O'Creevy, M., Fleck, J., Cooban, C.,
Ferguson, R., Cross, S. & Waterhouse, P. 2013. Beyond Prototypes. London: TEL Programme.
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• Bringing together different sectors: higher education, schools & workplace learning
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education in Europe? http://bit.ly/2jLfx9p
6. Developing institutional strengths
The OU is developing its capabilities in 10 key areas
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The university
needs world class
capability in data
science to
continually mine
the data and build
rapid prototypes of
simple tools, and a
clear pipeline for
the outputs to be
mainstreamed into
operations
We need to ensure we have the right architecture and processes
for collecting the right data and making it accessible for analytics
– we need a ‘big data’ mind-set
Benefits will be realised through
existing business processes
impacting on students directly
and through enhancement of
the student learning experience
– we will develop an ‘analytics
mind-set’ in
these areas
The strategic roadmap
will build these
capabilities prioritised
using the indicators and
drivers of student success
9. Learning analytics help us to identify
and make sense of patterns in the data
to improve our teaching, our learning
and our learning environments
10. Educators use analytics to…
• Monitor the learning process
• Explore student data
• Identify problems
• Discover patterns
• Find early indicators for success
• Find early indicators for poor marks or drop-out
• Assess usefulness of learning materials
• Increase awareness, reflect and self reflect
• Increase understanding of learning environments
• Intervene, supervise, advise and assist
• Improve teaching, resources and the environment
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Dyckhoff, A. L., Lukarov, V., Muslim, A., Chatti, M. A., & Schroeder, U. (2013).
Supporting Action Research with Learning Analytics. Paper presented at LAK13.
11. Learners use analytics to…
• Monitor their own activities and interactions
• Monitor the learning process
• Compare their activity with that of others
• Increase awareness, reflect and self reflect
• Improve discussion participation
• Improve learning behaviour
• Improve performance
• Become better learners
• Learn!
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Dyckhoff, A. L., Lukarov, V., Muslim, A., Chatti, M. A., & Schroeder, U. (2013).
Supporting Action Research with Learning Analytics. Paper presented at LAK13.
12. Rapid Outcomes Modelling Approach (ROMA)
The ROMA Framework
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Ferguson, R., Macfadyen, L., Clow, D., Tynan, B., Alexander, S., & Dawson, S.. (2015). Setting learning analytics in
context: overcoming the barriers to large-scale adoption. Journal of Learning Analytics, 1(3), 120-144.
Adapted from: Young, J., & Mendizabal, E. (2009). Helping researchers become policy entrepreneurs: How to
develop engagement strategies for evidence‐based policy‐making. ODI Briefing Papers. London, UK: ODI.
Define (and
redefine)
your policy
objectives
13. What does success look like?
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Academic analytics can guide future change
Student perspectives
● Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of this module
● Overall, I am satisfied with my study experience
● I would recommend this module to other students
● I was satisfied with the support provided by my tutor on this module
● I enjoyed studying this module
● This module met my expectations
Academic perspectives
● The students were well prepared
● The students met specified learning outcomes
● The students defined and achieved their own learning goals
University perspectives
● The module enhanced the university’s reputation
● The module aligned well with others
● The module generated income
14. What does success look like?
● Students demonstrate the skills necessary to network, collaborate,
browse and reflect
● Students show progress towards defined learning outcomes
● Students communicate well… when asked to collaborate
● Students access and share links… when encouraged to browse
● Students return to materials... when encouraged to reflect
● Students engage with course content
● Students seek out new challenges
● Students persist when the work is challenging
● Students persist in the face of failure
● Students ask for help… when they are stuck
after several attempts
● Students compare their learning strategies with those of experts
● Students adapt their learning strategies to resemble those of experts
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Learning analytics help to identify appropriate interventions
15. Policy objectives
OU Strategic Analytics Investment Programme
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Vision
To use and apply information
strategically to retain students and
enable them to progress and
achieve their study goals.
This vision requires
• Discursive changes
to the communication of data
and analytics
• Procedural changes
in how learners are supported
• Behavioural changes
associated with sustainable
change in learner support.
Define (and
redefine)
your policy
objectives
16. Political context
Mapping people and processes
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Tynan, B. & Buckingham Shum, S. (2013). Designing systemic learning analytics at the Open University.
http://www.slideshare.net/sbs/designing‐systemic‐learning‐analytics‐at‐the‐open‐university
17. Key stakeholders
OU Strategic Analytics Investment Programme
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Define
(and
redefine)
your policy
objectives
A community of stakeholders
working in different areas:
• Intervention and Evaluation
• Data Usability
• Ethics Framework
• Predictive Modelling
• Learning Experience Data
• Professional Data
• Student Tools
Key stakeholders are
• University administrators
• Students
• Educators
18. Desired behaviour changes
OU Strategic Analytics Investment Programme
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Define
(and
redefine)
your policy
objectives
Vision
To use and apply information
strategically to retain students and
enable them to progress and
achieve their study goals.
Desired behaviour changes
• Staff will use and apply
information strategically
• Students will extend their
learning journeys
• Students will complete their
learning journeys
• Students will set learning goals
• Students will work effectively
towards study goals
19. Engagement strategy
OU Strategic Analytics Investment Programme
19
Define
(and
redefine)
your policy
objectives
• Data in action is provided to
stakeholders through a live portal,
enabling them to understand learner
behaviour and make adjustments
and interventions that will have an
immediate positive impact.
• Data on action is a more reflective
process that takes place after an
adjustment or intervention.
• Data for action takes advantage of
predictive modelling and innovation
in order to isolate particular
variables and make changes based
on a variety of analysis tools.
20. Internal capacity to effect change
OU Strategic Analytics Investment Programme
20
Define
(and
redefine)
your policy
objectives
Includes
• Recruitment
• Capacity building
• Developing an ethical
framework for the use of
learning analytics.
21. Monitoring
OU Strategic Analytics Investment Programme
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Tynan, B. & Buckingham Shum, S. (2013). Designing systemic learning analytics at the Open University.
http://www.slideshare.net/sbs/designing‐systemic‐learning‐analytics‐at‐the‐open‐university
23. Pedagogy We have a social duty to
facilitate and provide
opportunities for learners
to achieve their full
potential
• Why do we educate people?
• How do people learn?
• What pedagogic outcomes are we
trying to achieve?
• How can we measure those outcomes?
Learning is not only about
success – it is about
learning from failure
there is a time for
learners to be confronted
in order for transformation
and growth to occur
We need to nurture
rich, reflective
communities in both
teaching and learning
24. Smart houses, wearable
technology, the Internet of
Things and face
recognition are
increasingly part of
everyday life
Hard to believe that there
will be enough processing
power to do this, but I
guess people always say
that when something is
ten years away
A new government
authority that acts as a
trusted clearing house for
data and analytics
Complexity
• How can we understand the
internal process of learning by
measuring external actions?
• How do we engage a wide
range of stakeholders?
• How do we process huge
amounts of data from diverse
sources?
25. Ethics
• We need some form of
regulation in this area
• Control of data has
ethical implications
• Encourage awareness of
how data are used and
how analytics function
• Focusing on data as a
valuable commodity can
lead to unethical
practices
The key is to establish
the notion that each of us
own our own data: the
companies do not
institutional rules and
regulations must exist
and should meet
certain criteria
As long as the
data is
anonymous
data should be
allowed to be
used in these
kinds of
applications
without any
consent
26. One of the purposes of LA is to
empower the teachers to
provide better learning for the
individual learners
It is even worse to put
that control in the hands
of system designers and
programmers, thus
embedding their
assumptions and beliefs
• Who should control the data?
• Who should control the learning
and teaching process?
• Who sets goals for learners
and teachers?
• Who needs to understand
the analytic process?
Power
if tracking and monitoring
are used to foster and
support education and
learning, it might be
desirable. If it is used to
monitor and control and
to enforce power it is not
desirable
27. drawing on previous
legislation in the areas of
privacy, child protection,
data protection,
consumer protection, and
the use of personal data
in medical research
It must be handled as a human
right in the 21st century that
every single person should have
the power to decide, when + how
+ for what purpose + for which
timeframe + ... his/her personal
data can/cannot be used
• Need to regulate protection,
ownership and storage of data
• Need new policies on
education, ethics, privacy and
assessment
• Need to decide how this
regulation is developed and
enforced
Regulation
28. Very little credible
research has
demonstrated any real
large-scale benefits to
learners or institutions
The use of LA
applications in real
practice has be
conscious of the
limitations of any
analysis, and apply
them in a way that is
coherent with the
limitations of the
approach
we MUST be willing to
unpack the algorithms.
Academics are extremely
unlikely to accept 'black box'
predictive tools - it goes
against the very principles of
critical thought
Validity
How can we be sure that the
results generated by learning
analytics are valid, reliable
and generalisable?
29. Affect
• Bear in mind what
engages and motivates
teachers and learners
• Be aware that there is
discomfort and unease
about various aspects of
learning analytics
the real fuel of
Learning is
motivation and
volition, which you
cannot capture with
external sensors
I might be an alarmist, but there
is too much at stake: from
developing an underclass of
limited-dimension robiticized
learners, to propaganda-fed
righteous fanatics, an
automated, corrupted learning
environment puts us on a path
to an Orwellian future
autonomy begets
engagement, motivation,
persistence, relevance
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Slides online at www.slideshare.net/R3beccaF
Rebecca Ferguson @R3beccaF
http://r3beccaf.wordpress.com/
Editor's Notes
Introduction
If you have attended the Learning Ananlytics Summer Institute (LASI Asia) this week, some of the early slides here will look familiar, but I am going to focus here much more on actions to be taken
The Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE) project in Europe has been thinking about the future of learning analytics – which futures we want to work towards and which we want to avoid. To investigate this, we have carried out a Policy Delphi, a form of research designed to elicit a range of exert views on a topic. In this case, we developed eight provocations or visions of the future of learning analytics. Using a survey, we shared these with experts and practitioners around the world and asked them to comment on at least two visions in terms of desirability, feasibility, and actions that would need to be taken.
Introduction to The Open University, to the Learning Analytics Community Exchange (LACE) project and to the Learning Analytics for European Educational Policy (LAEP) project.
A rephrasing of that definition
Analysis of these responses to our Policy Delphi helped us to identify seven major themes, with associated questions and issues.
The first of these is pedagogy – a theorised approach to learning and teaching
Second theme is complexity – lots of this will be difficult to do, but there are ways to develop this work, and precedents on which to build
Ethics was a theme that came up in relation to all the provocations
Power is a theme that has been less considered in relation to learning analytics – although sociologists are already querying the uses and implications of big data
Regulation ties in with both power and ethics. If learning analytics are to work well, we need checks and balances in place
Validity is an increasing concern as wel move away from small pilot projects to large-scale implementation
And personal responses are also important. If people aren’t happy with the analytics or if they don’t trust the analytics, then problems arise.
This was linked to a recurrent minor theme of alienation